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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

chocolate milk, post-op version

When I was in the store a few weeks ago I decided I wanted chocolate milk. Since surgery, I haven't been a milk drinker at all. That's probably because I spend a lot of time trying to get in all my required servings of water; there just isn't time left to drink milk once all is said and done. Plus, milk has a lot of carbs and can have a lot of sugar, so I just stay away.

I was grocery shopping and noticed that Hershey has a sugar-free chocolate syrup. So I grabbed a bottle and then grabbed a carton of Smart Balance fat-free (skim) milk. Normally I hate fat-free milk (think: white water), but Smart Balance fat-free milk is made to taste like 2% milk. I have no idea what kind of magic tricks they use (and I probably don't want to know), but it really does taste like 2%. Although, the consistency is that of fat-free milk. I guess one can't have everything.

The other day I decided I would try some chocolate milk, so I mixed up a glass using the Hershey's sugar-free syrup and the Smart Balance milk (yes, this milk stays good for WEEKS). It mixed up just like regular chocolate milk.

The verdict? Ick. I dumped it out. I'm not sure if I've lost my taste for sweets, or if the Hershey's sugar-free syrup was just gross. I think it's a little of both, but more the taste of the syrup. When I took the little seal off the syrup bottle, I licked off the bit of syrup on it (best part of opening a new bottle!) and it tasted very sweet and very fake.

In the future I think I'll just stay away from chocolate milk. There's really no need for it and it's not like I really crave it anyway.

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My name is Dawn and I'm a weight loss surgery (“WLS”) patient. After 20+ years of trying everything I could think of to lose weight and keep it off, I had a gastric bypass on 12/23/13 at the age of 39. It took me 10 years to make the decision to have surgery; it’s not a minor thing to be taken lightly. Many people say that WLS patients should journal or blog about their experiences so, when the going gets tough, they can look back and see all the progress they made. For me, it’s more about just getting my experiences out there. Maybe someone else is going through the same issues I am. I blog about products I love (or despise), my cats (I'm a "crazy cat lady"), my weight loss, and whatever else I want to toss in there.